A decade ago, those monotonous minutes were just a fact of life: time ticking away, as you gazed idly into space, stood in line, or sat in bumper-to-numper traffic.

• 二十年前，那些无聊的时刻在生活中必不会少：发呆的时候，排队的时候，或者堵车的时候，时间滴答滴答溜过。